Mike Blank

2 weeks ago | michiganpublic.org | Doug Tribou |John Bacon |Caoilinn Goss |Mike Blank

College sports have entered a new era. Late last week, a California court approved a legal settlement that ends a longstanding ban on schools paying athletes directly. The House settlement is named after former Arizona State University swimmer Greg House, who sued the NCAA and five conferences. The agreement settles multiple lawsuits that were combined. Michigan Public sports commentator John U. Bacon joined Morning Edition host Doug Tribou to take a closer look at the settlement.

2 weeks ago | michiganpublic.org | Mike Blank |Michelle Jokisch Polo

Long time professional wrestling star Sabu died on May 11 at age 61, just a few weeks after his last match of 2025. Officially known as Sabu, the local Lansing native rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the Extreme Championship Wrestling. Long before ‘Sabu’ — there was Terry Michael Brunk — a kid from Lansing whose dream was to become a professional wrestler like his uncle, Eddie Farhat — known in the ring as the Original Sheik.

1 month ago | michiganpublic.org | Kalloli Bhatt |Mercedes Mejia |Mike Blank |April Baer

Ever feel the need to get away? Perhaps, to a galaxy far, far away? Michiganders did just that this past Saturday, May 4. Every year for two weekends a warehouse in Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction neighborhood gets converted into a Star Wars universe. A small army of do-it-yourself artists, makers, and fun-seekers transform a half-block of space into, well, outer space.